Victorian Plumbing Group (LON:VIC) Stock Price Down 4.5% - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• Shares fell 4.5% to GBX 72.60 on Thursday with volume up 37% (391,479 shares), trading below its 50‑ and 200‑day moving averages (≈GBX 76).
• Analyst consensus is a Moderate Buy (three Buys, two Holds) with an average price target of GBX 107.40, and Berenberg reaffirmed a Buy with a GBX 125 target.
• Insiders own 48.16% of the stock and one insider sold 54,000 shares recently; the company has a market cap of £238.36m, P/E 18.62, PEG 0.51 and a debt/equity ratio of 84.32.

Victorian Plumbing Group plc (LON:VIC - Get Free Report) shares traded down 4.5% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 72.60 and last traded at GBX 72.60. 391,479 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 37% from the average session volume of 285,160 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 76.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 125 target price on shares of Victorian Plumbing Group in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 107.40.

Victorian Plumbing Group Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £238.36 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.62, a PEG ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 84.32, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a current ratio of 1.25. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 76.18 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 76.24.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Daniel Barton sold 54,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 84, for a total transaction of £45,360. 48.16% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Victorian Plumbing Group Company Profile

Victorian Plumbing is the UK's leading bathroom retailer, offering a wide range of over 34,000 products to B2C and trade customers. Victorian Plumbing offers its customers a one-stop shop solution for the entire bathroom with more than 130 own and third party brands across a wide spectrum of price points. The Group's product design and supply chain strengths are complemented by its creative and brand-focused marketing strategy, which predominantly focuses on online channels to drive significant and growing traffic to its website. Headquartered in Skelmersdale, the Group employs over 600 staff across ten locations in Lancashire, Manchester and Birmingham.

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